Ironing board



s, EICHBERG IRONING BOARD Filed June 11, 1925 Feb. 1 1926.

Patented Feb. 16, 1926. I UNITED STATES SIMON EICHBERG, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

IRONING BOARD.

A lication filed June 11, 1925. serial No. 36,411.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, SIMON Er'orrenemi a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of-Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certainnew and usefulImprovements in Ironing Boards, of whichthe following is a specification.

Briefly stated, an important object of this invention is to provide an ironing board which may be quickly and conveniently adv justed according to the height of the person using the board so as to overcome in a "measure the fatigue which results from using an ironing board which is either too high or too low. l

A further and equally important object is to provide an ironing-boardwhich may be quickly collapsed and-Iolde'dywhen not in use so that the same will occupy a com paratively small space and another object is to provide simple means whereby the board is firmly supported and prevented from collapsing. v

Other objects and advantages will be apparent during the course of the following description. In the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is aperspective of the improved ironing board in position for use;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the same;

Fig. 3 is a detail transverse sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

. Figure 4 is .a fragmentary side elevation of the ironing board collapsed;

"of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates a board of any desired shape and size and which as shown in Fig. 1 is supported by a pairof legs, each'leg consisting of a. lower substantially U-shaped section 6 and an upper section 7. Figure 2 plainly illustrates that each upper section 7 is hinged to the under side of the board 5 by spring hinges 8, the springs of the hinges serving to urge the legs outwardl to their inclined positions as shown in. igure 1.

This gives the board stability.- It will be seen with reference to Figure 2 that the under side of the board 5 may be notched as at 9 to receive the upper portions of the dition-to this the under side of the board maybe provided with abutments or shoulders 10' for engagement by the legs when swung outwardly to their operative positions. This firmly braces the connection between the legs and the board.

In carrying out the invention, the upper sections of the legs may be provided with tongues 14 which are received in grooves in the opposed edges of the sides of the U- shaped members 6 whereby a sliding and adjustable connection is established between the upper and lower sectiops of the legs. Particular attention is directed to the fact that a U-shaped locking device 18 is carried by'each U-shaped section 6 and is adapted Figure 1 clearly illustrates that the upper sections of the legs may be provided with graduations to indicate the positions ofthe sockets 20 which receive the terminal portions of the U-shaped locking devices 18 whereby the lockingdevices may be easily and quicklyinserted into the proper sockets. This also provides a means whereby the two legs may be adjusted to the same length and the element of uncertainty removed. The bight portions of the several U-shaped looking devices are readily accessible and may be easily grasped by the operator when it is desired to disengage the locking devices from the sockets 20 for changing the lengths of the legs. I

The bight portions of the U-shaped sections are extended laterally beyond the sides or ed es of the U-shaped sections so as to provi e firm supportin bases for the legs. This reduces the possibility of tipping to a minimum.

When it is desired to collapse the ironing board the legs may be swung into overlapping relation as shown in Fig. 4 and a rotatable latch 33 carried by ,one of the legs may be engaged with the other leg to hold the legs in p ace. V V

The invention forming the subject matter of this application is capable of quick adjustment to various heights and this permits the person ironing to work while standing up or sitting down.

The invention is capable of a wide variety of mechanical expressions and it is, therefore, to be understood that the form of invention herewith shown and described is to be taken merely as a preferred example of the same and that such minor changes in arrangement and construction of parts may be made as will remain within the spirit of the invention and the scope of what is claimed.'

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is: I V

1. An ironing board comprising a body, legshingedly connected thereto and consisting of upper sections having tongues and lower sections of U-shaped formation having sides positioned at opposite edges of said upper sections and being formed with grooves slidably receiving said tongues,

said tongues being notched, U-shaped looking devices carried by said U-shaped sections and adapted to be extended into said notches of said tongues to hold the sections ing of upper sections and lower U-shaped sections having sides slidably connected to the upper sections," and U-shaped locking devices slidably carried by said lower sections and adapted to engage said upper sections to hold the legs in adjusted positions, 7

the bight portions of said locking devices constituting a means whereby the operator may engage or disengage the U-shaped locking devices.

SIMON EICHBERG. 

